overrake
To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves break over a vessel anchored…To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves break over a vessel anchored with its head to the sea.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves break over a vessel anchored with its head to the sea.
To rake over or assault, as enemy gunfire attacking the entire force.
To rake or scrape to excess.
To rake or scrape over.
To install with too great a slope or angle.
Origin
From over- + rake.From over- + rake.
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Forms
overrakes, overraking, overraked, overrakedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.